Emergency crews are on the scene after a gas leak was resported in Essex on Thursday evening. 

At about 5 p.m., firefighters responded to a residence in the 1600 block of Williams Avenue. 

There, authorities say a contractor accidentally struck a natural gas line. 

Firefighters can hear and smell natural gas coming from the home. 

There are no reported injuries and police have closed the road. 

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